The HorrorBabble Originals Podcast

"Devilskill" by Aaron Vlek

"Devilskill" is a 2024 Cthulhu Mythos story by the American author, Aaron Vlek. "Of that desolate coast and my ancestral village of Devilskill overlooking the sea, many troubling details emerged that hinted at vague warnings and allusions to unnamed horrors."

"The Contents of Safe Deposit Box 327" by Ian Gordon

"The Contents of Safe Deposit Box 327" is a short story by Ian Gordon. It tells of the trials and tribulations of a down-and-out chap by the name of Mick Barnes, who recruits a similarly afflicted friend to help solve a family mystery.

"The Night of the Seven Storeys" by Ian Gordon / Van Melsen, Case #12

"The Night of the Seven Storeys" is a Peter Van Melsen story by Ian Gordon. What is the source of those mysterious sounds, those infernal crashes that come in sevens, night after night?

"Rainman; or, He of the Dread Lake" by Ian Gordon (2024 Recording)

In "Rainman", a police officer investigates the mysterious death of a youngster in the fictional Scottish town of Wren. From Ian's 2018 collection, TELL ME WHAT YOU KNOW OF FEAR: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07L6M48NL

"The Pit" by Ian Gordon (2024 Recording)

"The Pit" is loosely based on the Pretoria Pit disaster, which occurred in my hometown of Westhoughton in 1910. Years later, my grandad worked in the mines, and related many disturbing tales back in the day. This story explores aspects of some of those tales. From Ian's 2018 collection, TELL ME WHAT YOU KNOW OF FEAR: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07L6M48NL

"An Appetite for Steam" by Ian Gordon / Van Melsen, Case #11

"An Appetite for Steam" is a Peter Van Melsen story by Ian Gordon. In the story, our intrepid P. I. finds himself up against a novel threat aboard a North Yorkshire steam train.

"The Man Who Made Faces" by C. P. Howard

From our ARTIFACTS OF HORROR: VOLUME 2 series, 2024.

Previously unpublished, "The Man Who Made Faces" tells the curious tale of a man haunted by a past mistake.

"The Puppeteer of Prague" by Paul Draper

"The Puppeteer of Prague" is a short story by the British author, Paul Draper. The story appeared in Draper's 2020 collection, Black Gate Tales. In the author's own words: "On the eve of the Sudetenland annexation, a depressed Czech bureaucrat uncovers the rumour of a murderous mannequin dispatching traitors in the city."

CROSSED WIRES / A Strange Radio Broadcast from 1978

In the latest episode of THE UNTOLD MYSTERIES PODCAST, the show's host, Dan Rogers, shares the strange story of a 1978 radio broadcast, concerning a series of calls the station received from a man who claimed to be under the watchful eye of a mysterious sea creature.

Performers:

Erik Peabody as "Dan Rogers"

Ian Gordon as "John Price"

Tony Walker as "Phillip Pritchard"

”The Translucents” by Ian Gordon / Van Melsen, Case #10

"The Translucents" is a Peter Van Melsen story by Ian Gordon. In the story, the P. I. visits the coastal town of Southport, in order to investigate the alleged presence of doppelgangers in a vast antiques centre.